St. Louis Mo., 5c Black on
Greenish (11X1). Position 5, full to huge margins all around, corner
angled at top left well clear of design, tied only by red "St. Louis Mo.
Feb. 10" circular datestamp on small piece, deep impression on bright
greenish paperEXTREMELY FINE. ONLY 20-25 OFF-COVER EXAMPLES ARE KNOWN TIED EXCLUSIVELY BY THE RED ST. LOUIS DATESTAMP.
With 1974 P.F. certificate (Image)
St. Louis Mo., 10c Black on
Greenish (11X2). Positions 4/6, vertical pair with bottom sheet margin
and huge margins all around, wonderful intense impression on deep greenish
paper, beautifully tied by bold orange-red "St. Louis Mo. Jan. 29"
circular datestamp, without any pen cancellation, on large
pieceEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS PAIR IS THE FINEST OF THE RECORDED MULTIPLES OF THE 10-CENT ST. LOUIS PROVISIONAL ON GREENISH PAPER WITHOUT PEN CANCELLATION. A MAGNIFICENT AND EXTREMELY RARE POSTMASTER PROVISIONAL PIECE.
Fewer than a half-dozen pairs or strips of the 10c First Printing exist without the usual pen cancellation. Of these, only this pair, a strip of three on piece and another on cover can be considered Extremely Fine. Ex Argentum. The Scott Catalogue does not list No. 11X2 as an off-cover pair. (Image)